ASAA FORUM 2008
Seattle Museum of Flight
June 16 - 21, 2008
Meet Our Sponsors

DEDICATED TO THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE
AND PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF AEROSPACE ART

Reflecting back on our week at the Seattle Museum of Flight, it is very gratifying to recognize the efforts of individuals and groups who contributed to making this forum and exhibit a most enjoyable event, both for the ASAA participants and for the public that comes to view the wonderful art on display. Our thanks goes to our Museum of Flight hosts who laid the groundwork and paved the way for an entertaining and enlightening week of knowledge gained and friendships created and renewed.

As in the past, the continued support of our Sustaining Sponsors in the aerospace community allows us to present the visions of the most talented artists in the world of aviation and aerospace art. Their imagination and creativity reinforces the image of aerospace flight as place of courageous deeds of times past and an exciting future for us to anticipate.

We are especially grateful to the efforts of the many ASAA members who eagerly volunteered their time to ensure the success of this exhibition and forum. Dozens of artists and associates not only created the beautiful artwork that will be seen by thousands of visitors, but contributed countless hours to plan and execute a forum filled with inspirational and academic themes.

To all that made our Seattle Week so memorable, our most sincere thanks.


Bill Kluge
President, ASAA

Sustaining Sponsors

AVIATION WEEK, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, is the largest multimedia information and services provider to the global aviation, aerospace and defense industries, and includes the publications Aviation Week &
Space Technology, Defense Technology International, Business & Commercial Aviation, Overhaul & Maintenance, ShowNews, Aviation Daily, The Weekly of Business Aviation, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report and the World
Aerospace Database.

Military Engines is proud to support the American Society of Aviation Artists as you celebrate and immortalize aviation. Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas turbines and has been Powering Freedom for more then 80 years.

Boeing is the world’s leading aerospace company and the largest combined manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft. With additional capabilities in rotorcraft, electronic and defense systems, missiles, satellites,
launch vehicles and advanced information and communication systems, the company’s reach extends to customers in 145 countries. The Boeing Company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, based in Stratford, CT, is a world leader in helicopter design, manufacturing and service. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation (NYSE; UTX), of Hartford, CT, which provides a broad range of high technology products and support services to the aerospace and building systems industries.

Help sustain a centuries-old process

For hundreds of years, the arts have relied upon the partnership and largesse of individual, government, and corporate sponsors for the means to make artists’ works available for all to see and enjoy. This is especially true for aviation art, which links the experiences and knowledge of aviators and technical specialists with the public at large. Without sponsor support, aviation artists would not have been able to excite and inform industry and the general public to the extent that they have over the past century.

In World War II, aviation art helped focus national purpose and portrayed historic events happening far away. During the Cold War and the Space Race, aerospace art explained new technology and inspired excitement and visionary thinking to the public at large, especially students. As commercial aviation grew to an international industry, aviation art helped introduce this new transportation medium as a safe and friendly way to travel.

 Patronage benefits the general public and professional community

E d u c a t i o n. Aviation art documents historical events and technological achievements for all to appreciate, now and in the future. Aviation art also helps to explain the complexities of how technology functions and the complex interactions of natural and industrial processes. P a r t i c i p a t i o n. Aviation art translates the complex and the obscure into a language that the general public can understand and relate to. This bridge of images allows the many to share the experiences and emotions of the few who have “been there, done that.” I n s p i r a t i o n. The visions and excitement portrayed by aviation art have inspired many to look more closely at aerospace as a career or a pastime. Excitement about aerospace leads to a better appreciation of the vital need for better education in math, science, and technology.

The Founders of the ASAA understood the important contributions that aviation artists could offer to society when they established the fundamental guiding principles of the organization:

  • Strive for artistic quality and authenticity in aviation and aerospace art
  • Enlighten the public on the importance of documenting aviation, aerospace history, and current events through art
Levels of Sustaining Sponsorship:

Platinum Level - $10,000 or more per year
Gold Level - $5000 or more per year
Silver Level - $2500 or more per year
Bronze Level - $1000 or more per year
Basic Level - $250 or more per year		 To become a sustaining sponsor, contact:

Mike O’Neal, Treasurer ASAA
3 Woodland Avenue
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
(732) 220-9467
njaviators@aol.com

The American Society of Aviation Artists wishes to thank all of our sponsors for their gracious and generous support.